Can ayone tell me what this is please ???

[T. 12 E E D.]

My exhaust seem's to be very low on inspecting it i noticed this swinging freely any idea's as to what it is and what's it's for ???

Is it just me or is my exhaust hanging low ???

Cheer's Tony.

 

[DrR]

It's the xenon light level adjuster

 

[Peperami]

It looks like it should be attached to the equal sized/ shaped hole sat two inches from it...

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

It's the xenon light level adjuster

Seriously ???

It's at the back though :S

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

It looks like it should be attached to the equal sized/ shaped hole sat two inches from it...

Yeah it defo is meant to be attached i was just wondering what it was and if it had anything to do wtih exhaust hanging low !!!

 

[DrR]

Yeah, car tells how "low" the rear end is due to extra weight then adjusts the lights accordingly.

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

Yeah, car tells how "low" the rear end is due to extra weight then adjusts the lights accordingly.

Your a gentleman's scholar matey cheer's

 

[Clio_in_Motion_2008]

its the rear brake load sensor changes the pressure when the car is full loaded or if theres nothing in the back

 

[Clio_in_Motion_2008]

your headlights have sensors on the motors On the Headlights ... kinda make sence

 

[DrR]

lol so what is it?

 

[Clio_in_Motion_2008]

heres some info on it. 3rd post down tells yah

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=357212&highlight=brake+compensator

 

[Jimbo_924]

I personally think its the xenon light level sensor. One on each axle, its a legal requirement for any car fitted with xenons. (The brake idea is interesting, but not aware that any system like that is in place on these cars)
Looks like a little piece that attachs to the rear torsion bar has broken, should be simple to replace. I'd probably start with a price for the small part from renault, shouldn't be very much.

 

[Aluco]

I'm pretty sure there is a brake load adjuster thing for when you have most crap in the back ?

 

[Jimbo_924]

O right, I must admit I thought the bias was set on the cup because it doesn't have abs, therefore doesn't really need to. I got that impression from the MOT newsletter thats been posted up here a few times in the past.

Anywho, just had a look under my car, a 53 172 Cup and that sensor isn't present, so in this case I'm 99% sure that that item in the pic is the xenon level sensor.

 

[Aluco]

Fair play either way probably ought to get it looked at OP

 

[DrR]

Well he could just turn his lights on and move it up and down, if his lights move question answered.

 

[Jimbo_924]

Just re-read that other thread, he's talking about the re-jigging RS did to stop the rear end locking up in the trust-mark tests that manufacturers have to do. Which in turn gives the cup a silly front brake bias. Something I'll get round to sorting out on mine at some point. Hopefully

 

[DrR]

Also if it was a brake adjuster all lowered clios would be massively rear biased? Because it would trick the car into thinking it had loads in the boot.

 

[Jimbo_924]

Ooooo, true, lol

Good call !

What are we messing about at here, its the xenon level sensor !! FACT !! lol

 

[172Ben]

Its for the xenons as said.

Im 95% sure.

 

[T. 12 E E D.]

Cheer's men i've just been up to my pal's garage and got it on the ramp's and fixed the sensor thingy it was just missing a screw
While it was on the ramp's i had a look at the exhaust and it's solid all the mount's are ok but it still seem's to be hanging very low ???

 

[bmh.01]

Its is 110% the xenon level adjuster, there isn't a rear bias valve as its all done via EBD. Being in that position will have made the lights adjust far too high, and yeh the exhaust is mega low.

 

[rory182]

it is 100% the load level adjuster for xenons, had it replaced on my 182 after I hit a drinks bottle at 100mph.

Matt Black was the only one who knew what it was way back then lol

 

[Fredy]

Its for the xenons as said.

Im 95% sure.

+1

 

[Turkish]

your headlights have sensors on the motors On the Headlights ... kinda make sence

PMSL at this!

 

[jack_davey]

Also if it was a brake adjuster all lowered clios would be massively rear biased? Because it would trick the car into thinking it had loads in the boot.

Very true, and it is definitely the sensor for the xenon auto adjusters. However many cars such as corsas and saxos have a similar system to adjust the brake bias slightly to compensate for extra weight in the back.

Regarding the exhaust it looks like the clamp between the cat and the centre section has come loose, causing the join the slip under its own weight. Buy a new clamp and put some loctite 5920 around the join and tighten it back up, not too tight though!

 

[Ryan k]

Mine did that was not going to pay for new one so just made a new end for it for free.